The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-06-30

Ssc s. Any ocer any deputy Of any officer who shall
wifuly neglect refuse to perform any duty imposed
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor AMI conviction
shall be punished BY ane of less than twenty dollars
than i've hundred dollars by Imprisonment IN the
county Jail than days six MONTHS
or by both such fine and imprisonment
SEC e. All saloons and other places for the sale
of liquors by retail shall closed o'clock evening
preceding the day of such election and remain closed until
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hbited Any duly convicted before competent court
of violation Of this section shall be punished by fine not
exceeding fifty dollars by imprisonment not exceeding six
MONTHS by both such fine and imprisonment in the disce
ton Of the
SEQ 49, At close of the election Inspectors
clerk shall Immediately proceed publicly to the ballot
box and the cast at the election the
shall continue adjournment interruption
peted The ballots shall be counted and if the number
of ballots shall exceed the number of who shall have
voted as may appear by the clerks list the ballots shall be
replaced in the box and Of the Inspectors shall publicly
draw out and Destroy unopened of such ballots
shall be equal to such excess
If ballots shall be found folded together
the appearance of single ballot they shall be laid
aside until the count of the ballots is completed and it, upon
Of the count and the appearance of such ballots
majority of the board shall be of the opinion that the ballots
thus folded together voted by person. such ballots
shall be destroyed.
SEC 90. The canvass being completed
publicly proclaimed Duplicate certificates of the result
shall be drawn by the inspectors clerk containing in
written full length the of person voted for
the number of for each for such
Office, which certificate shall be signed by the inspectors and
and of such certificates shall by of their number
be without delay delivered securely sealed to the Supervisor
Registration,
county, and the poll lists and oahs inspectors and clerks
shall also be transmitted with the certificates the Super
visor of Registration, to be filed in his office.
SEC 80 On the sixth day after election the
shall have been received it shall be the duty of the
County Judge and Supervisor of Registration the
office OF the said of Registration and to take to
President other member of the Board of
County Commissioners and the of the Absence sick
refusal to act other disability of the County Judge
Supervisor Registration member of of
County Commissioners shall in his place. who shall consti
the County Canvassing Board they shall publicly
shown by the file the office of such
and Supervisor of Registration respectively Such
solely entirely the
precinct inspectors in each election district filed by them
County Judge Supervisor Regstra respect
ivey and shall the Board of County
change the number of for the
candidates any of the polling places or
county the of the inspectors
polling places precincts They shall compile the result of
election shown by said and shall then
sign duplicate certificates containing words
figures written at full length the whole number of given
for each s the of the for whom such votes
given such the number given
person for such office such certificates shall be recorded
by the Supervisor of Registration kept him
for that and of such duplicates shall be mmed
aey transmitted by mail to the Secretary of State and the
other to the Governor Of the State Should member
members said Board of County Canassers wfu violate
of the of this section he shall be deemed
guilty of felony and conviction shall be punished by fine
of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars than
thousand dollars by Imprisonment in the penitenary
for not less than one more than three years.
Sec 81 In any county officer shall be elected
the Supervisor OF Registration shall give the
who shall be elected certificate of his election and the Su
pervsor of Registration shall give person desiring copy
of such returns from the record certified copy thereof
such part thereof be desired upon payment him of
the customary fees for copying and certifying papers the
office Of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
Sec 80 Monroe, Dade Brevard Mana
ee Osceoa and De Solo, the returns of the polls held
in such counties shall be received by the Judge Super
visor of Registration within the of
tion the shall be made thereafter said
shall be all received by the Judge Supervisor of Reg
istatlon and within twenty days after such election
Sec 49, The who shall receive the highest
for office shall be elected such
two shall receive equal and the highest
number OF votes for the office another election therefor
shall be held within such time not exceeding thirty days after
result OF the election shall have been acerned and de-
cared may be fixed by the County Commissioners if be
county office, by the Secretary of State if be State
Office
Sec a. On the thrtyfh day after holding any general
special election for State officer member Of the Leg
laure Representative Congress- if the
shall have been received from the several counties wherein
elections shall have been held the Secretary State
ney General and the Comptroller of Public Accounts or any
two of them together with any other member of the Cabinet
who be designated by them shall meet the office of
Secretary OF State to notice to be given by the Sec
rotary of State and form Board Canvassers
the of said election determine
and declare who shall have been elected Office
member by such returns If anv such re-
turns shall be shown shall appear be Irregular
fraudulent that the board shall be unable
for any officer or member they shall so certify
and shall include such their determination and
declaration and the Secretary of State shall
returns together with such other docu
ments and have been received him
Board of Canvassers The said board shall make and sign
certificate containing in words written at full enotb the whole
number Of votes given for each Office the number
given for each for each Office and for Member
Legislature and therein declare the result which certificate
shall be recorded in the office of the Secretary
book be kept for that purpose and the Secretary State
shall certified of such certificate published
in printed at the govern
ment.
SEQ 49, The Secretary of State shall make transmit to
each chosen to State Office Immediately
certificate showing the number votes cast for
each for such Office such election which certificate
shall be fae evidence of his election office
SEC &c. When any shall be elected to the office of
Eector Of President and Vice President Representative
Congress- the Governor shall make sign and
sealed with the seal Of the State to such person
q certificate of his election.